Vegetarian Tempura, Finally!

After a few miscommunication incidents, we finally got vegetable tempura on our last night in Tokyo. Other restaurants we went to would not serve a tempura set without seafood.

Japan 2010 Part 1: Tokyo Highlights

July 5th 2010
In the summer of 2010, we took the opportunity to make our first international trip together while our foster son was at camp. This trip was also an early 10th anniversary celebration for us. This is the first of a three part series on our week long trip to the Tokyo area in the summer of 2010. During the week, we took two trips outside Tokyo: One to climb Mount Fuji (described in [url=../../Asia/ ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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